Following last week’s visit to Philadelphia-based CosciaMoos Architecture, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to New York this week to explore the work of Field Operations.

Formerly James Corner Field operations until its name change and restructuring earlier this month, the firm has operated for almost 25 years. Today, the landscape studio has amassed a large portfolio of collaborative works with some of the world’s most well-known architecture practices, including OMA, Snøhetta, and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.

Over on Archinect Jobs, the firm is currently hiring for several positions. (UPDATE: These positions have now been filled. For other related openings, try a search on Archinect Jobs with the keyword "landscape.")

For candidates interested in applying for a role, or anybody interested in learning more about the studio’s work, we have rounded up five projects by Field Operations that exemplify the studio’s approach.

Greenpoint Landing, Brooklyn, NY

At Greenpoint Landing in Brooklyn, Field Operations delivered the waterfront landscape elements along the Eagle + West Towers. The scheme was designed by OMA and Beyer Blinder Belle, with landscape design by Marmol Radziner. The 600,000-square-foot development comprises two towers and a seven-story building, holding 745 residential units. The two towers lean into and away from each other, with expanding and contracting forms determined by an attempt to maximize internal efficiency.

Working with Handel Architects, Field Operations developed the master plan to transform Greenpoint Landing’s post-industrial waterfront into a new waterfront park and mixed-use development project. “The open space within Greenpoint Landing’s unique site forms a literal green arc along the river’s edge, with panoramic views of Midtown Manhattan, and connects back to the city grid with a series of park destinations located at the ends of each city street,” the firm explains.

High Line Moynihan Connector, New York, NY

The Moynihan Connector builds on Field Operations’ long association with New York’s High Line. Designed in collaboration with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the project’s two new timber bridges form a link between a series of civic spaces from Midtown West to the West Village. The larger bridge, named the Woodland Bridge, comprises a 340-foot-long structure of exposed weathered columns and angle bracket arms. Meanwhile, the 260-foot-long Timber Bridge comprises a glulam Warren truss made from sustainably sourced wood.

While holding their own architectural and structural expression, the two bridges are united by a material palette of weathered steel decking and bronze handrails. The extensive landscape strategy for the scheme includes a shift from high to low planting along the Woodland Bridge to create a “varied expression as visitors move in each direction,” while the public realm between the bridges has been shaped to offer views of the timer structures rising over the pathways below.

Amazon HQ2 Phase 1, Arlington, VA

Phase 1 of the Amazon HQ2 was completed earlier in 2023, comprising the newly-created Met Park and rooftop terraces designed by Field Operations. The park is part of a broader $2.5 billion headquarters featuring buildings by NBBJ and ZGF Architects. According to the design team, the new Met Park “draws inspiration from the area’s natural context and reinforces the trend reshaping our cities with green infrastructure and pedestrian networks.”

“Our goal in designing Met Park has been to manifest the values and feedback expressed by the Arlington County Community,” said Sarah Weidner Astheimer of James Corner Field Operations, who led the park’s design. “We look forward to Met Park’s continued growth as a verdant and lush urban refuge — a place for respite, exercise, and play; for social life and cultural expression for years to come.”

Columbia Business School, New York, NY

Part of a wider campus expansion plan at Columbia University, the new Columbia Business School was designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and FXCollaborative. The pair of new buildings are separated by a Field Operations-designed landscaped plaza known as The Square. Before the latest buildings were completed, Field Operations was commissioned to design the broader open space system and public squares for the campus.

Working with Renzo Piano Building Workshop, the 6-acre master plan centered on unique infrastructural elements of the site including an elevated viaduct and subway line, transportation pattern, proximity to the river, and the characters of the existing neighborhoods. “Campus open spaces are open to the public, offering seating and free Wi-Fi, as well as space for public gatherings and performances,” the studio explains. “All streets of the existing street grid remain open and more publicly inviting with widened sidewalks, trees, street lighting and street furnishings.”

Cornell Tech campus, New York, NY

Completed in late 2021, Snøhetta’s two additions to the Cornell Tech campus in New York are connected by a planted plaza designed in collaboration with Field Operations. The two buildings, named the Graduate Roosevelt Island Hotel and the Verizon Executive Education Center, are designed as a “welcoming front door” to the Cornell Tech campus.

In addition to working with Snøhetta on the plaza, Field Operations developed a 12-acre design for the wider Cornell campus featuring porous pavements, storm-water gardens, native plantings and renewable materials. “Active, public open spaces around the perimeter of the campus create a substantial public realm that leads to a series of social spaces that encourage various modes of interaction,” the studio explains. “Together, these social spaces and the perimeter buffer weave the buildings into a campus community.”

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